IDEA Maven Plugin

idea-maven-plugin creates IDEA workspace files .iml, .ipr and .iws with your own settings based only on project structure and given profile.

3.0b1-patched added features:

• mavenThreads param (default is 4)
• mavenDirectory will be set automatically (MAVEN_HOME env. var. is required)
• buildProcessHeapSize param (default is 1536)
• parallel compiling will be set to true by default

To change any of these params edit your root pom.xml, by adding an appropriate node inside the <configuration> node. Example: <mavenThreads>8</mavenThreads>

Intro

Maven Integration (build-in plugin to open maven projects in IDEA) is a good choice when you just want to create a project from scratch. If you want some specific project settings to take place, then you have to set it up manually. Unfortunately, Maven Integration doesn't have any configuration file, it just opens your project with default settings. If you want your own, this plugin for you.

How to Use

IDEA Maven Plugin is not deployed to Maven Central yet, so you have to:

• mvn install this plugin in your local repo as jar

• run the following in a directory with pom.xml (root pom)

mvn com.github.zhve:idea-maven-plugin:3.0b1-patched:idea

If you want to use non default settings, save idea.bat to your project root, edit parameters, and run:

Create workspace: idea idea

Delete workspace: idea clean

Parameters

COMMON

Parameter name	Description	Default value
jdkName	Name of the registered IDEA SDK	1.7
jdkLevel	Name of the project language level	JDK_1_7
wildcardResourcePatterns	Resource pattern in wildcard format, for example ?*.xml;?*.properties	!?*.java
compileInBackground	Enable/disable compilation in background	true
assertNotNull	Enable/disable adding assertion for @NotNull at run-time	false

PROJECT

Parameter name	Description	Default value
autoscrollToSource	Autoscroll to Source (Project Pane)	false
autoscrollFromSource	Autoscroll from Source (Project Pane)	false
buildProcessHeapSize	Build Process Heap Size (Project Pane)	1536
mavenThreads	Maven Threads Param (Maven Settings pane)	4
hideEmptyPackages	Compact Empty Middle Packages (Project Pane)	true
sortByType	Sort by Type (Project Pane)	false
optimizeImportsBeforeCommit	Optimize imports before commit	true
reformatCodeBeforeCommit	Reformat code before commit	false
performCodeAnalysisBeforeCommit	Perform code analysis before commit	false

JEE

Parameter name	Description	Default value
applicationServerTitle	Run/Debug Configuration menu item	[empty]
applicationServerName	Application server: Tomcat or Jetty	Tomcat
applicationServerVersion	Full version of the application server	7.0.54
applicationServerFullName	Full name of the application server	[empty]
selectedWarArtifactId	Selected configuration in Run/Debug menu	[empty]
vmParameters	VM parameters for the application server	[empty]
openInBrowser	On/Off browser auto launch	false
openInBrowserUrl	Start the browser at this url	http://localhost:8080
deploymentContextPath	deployment application context path	/
assembleModulesIntoJars	On/Off assembling modules to jars	true

GAE

Parameter name	Description	Default value
gaeHome	Google App Engine Java SDK home directory	[empty]